The Scots and the UnionEdinburgh University Press, 2006 - 424 páginas An updated edition on the 1707 Union between Scotland and England in a modern context The Scots and the Union: Then and Now is a refreshed, revised and extended edition of The Scots and the Union, which appeared in 2006. It was acclaimed then as a path-breaking, game-changing account of the making of the United Kingdom, and the Scots' part in this. Winner of the Saltire Society's prestigious Scottish History Book of the Year prize, it successfully challenged accounts of the process that alleged that the union was brought about by English bullying and the venality of Scottish politicians 'bought and sold for English gold'. This new edition not only provides readers with an essential explanation of why and how Scotland became part of the United Kingdom, but brings the historical debate into a vigorous present with an additional section. An explanation is provided as to why the union is less strong in 2014 than it was in the 1950s and also why, in comparison with citizens in some other smaller European nations which have become independent states in recent times, large numbers of Scots seem reluctant to see the end of Britain. This new edition is the key background text for anyone wishing to explore how we got to the position where we are once again debating union issues and opinions, lending historical weight and context to the arguments for and against union. Key Features:
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... instance , insisted on being paid in cash , thereby creating difficulties right down the credit chain , with those at the bottom - who dealt only in specie - in desperate straits . Apart from the Lothians , parts of Berwickshire and ...
... instance , colonel Douglas's regiment of foot refused to disband , threatening instead to plunder the town . Hard to contain were bands of disaffected soldiers who left the king's service with their weapons in their possession ; some ...
... instance - on the Clyde , Forth and along the shores of Fife ; salmon had come mainly from the rivers Don and Dee in the north - east , as well as the Tay , the Forth around Stirling , and the Tweed . 109 For communities that had ...
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Issues debates and aims | 23 |
ambition and achievement and the aftermath of | 104 |
a nation in crisis | 139 |
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